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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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